tabes dorsalis
noun/ˈteɪbiːz dɔːˈseɪlɪs/
Etymology
From tabes + dorsalis, "tabes of the back".
Definitions
tabes of the back
tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
neurosyphilis in the form of such degeneration.
- Malcolm X: the death of terminal fibrillation, as elegant as the trembling of hands in tabes dorsalis [...].
- [I told her] of patients with neurosyphilis, tabes dorsalis, who had similar symptoms, but confined to the legs.
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